Hello, I experience similar issue with WD20EARX on an Ultra6. Started recently. Performance 90MB/s, HOWEVER regularly (every few minutes), the performance degrades to a crawl for seconds. Sometimes long enough to generate an error (windows, media streamer, tablet...) Cannot watch/listen streaming media. Sometimes the client freezes :shock: :oops:
Q: - Drives have 700.000+ load cycles (discovered the issue only recently), are these drives shot ? - The 20EARX are not on the compatibility list but...does it matter so much ? I hesitate to change them 6 (+1 spare) for WD20EFRX $$$ - Is it worth going back to formatting and reinstall ? - Is there an alternative to OS 4.2.24 ?
Hello, For the record, here is the resolution : The WiFi router (WNDR3700 Netgear), configured as Access Point only, was plugged on LAN port. BIG MISTAKE : only when connected to the WAN port did the problem disappear. The problem was regular (every 30 secs) freeze on the NAS for 2-10 seconds - sometimes with timeout.
I do not understand exactly why but there it is.
I am in love with my Ultra6 again :lol: :lol: 😎😎 Best regards
I've seen that AP issue with some other Netgear routers. I think there isn't much buffering in the LAN switch, and it can overrun if you connect it with a LAN port. Using WAN (in AP mode) solves the problem, since the connection is bridged through the router software. Peak throughput does drop a bit (but of course you need a stable connection).
